RANKED: The best smartphones in the world

Everyone may be talking about smartwatches this month, but they're pretty useless unless you have a good phone too.

Here's our ranking of the best phones you can buy right now.

We update this list approximately once a month. Our rankings are based on a variety of factors including design, software and hardware features, content selection, carrier availability, and price. We only consider phones that are available in the U.S. at the time of publication. We list approximate prices for what phones cost without a contract. Prices vary from carrier to carrier and retailer to retailer. You can see April's smartphone rankings here.